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#A78188 Color

#A78188 is rgb(167, 129, 136) in RGB, hsl(349, 18%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A78188
HEX#A78188
RGBrgb(167, 129, 136)
HSLhsl(349, 18%, 58%)
HSVhsv(349, 23%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.048 6.2)
LABlab(57.87% 15.91 2.15)
LCHlch(57.87% 16.05 7.69)

What #A78188 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A78188, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.2Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.8Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 7.94Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.37Cinereous#98817BΔE 9.03Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A78188 Channel Values

How #A78188 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 129 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 18% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 23% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 19% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A78188 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A78188 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A78188

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A78188; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A78188
Complementary
#81A7A0
Analogous
#A7819B
Analogous
#A78D81
Triadic
#88A781
Triadic
#8188A7
Split comp.
#81A78D
Split comp.
#819BA7

Tints & Shades of #A78188

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B49399
#BEA2A7
#CBB4B8
#D7C6C9
#E4D8DA
#EEE7E8

Shades

#966971
#815A61
#69494F
#51383D
#39282B
#24191B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A78188.

How #A78188 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A78188
Protanopia#888888
Protanomaly#968688
Deuteranopia#8F8F87
Deuteranomaly#998A87
Tritanopia#A68282
Tritanomaly#A78284
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #A78188 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a78188: #A78188;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A78188;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a78188': '#A78188' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.506, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_a78188">#A78188</color>
SVG fillfill="#A78188"

More Red Colors

#A78188 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A78188 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A78188?

#A78188 is a mid-tone red — rgb(167, 129, 136) in RGB and hsl(349, 18%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #A78188?

#A78188 is rgb(167, 129, 136) — red 167, green 129, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A78188?

#A78188 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A78188 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A78188 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A78188 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A78188 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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